Hey everybody!
So I don't know about anyone else, but where I am we are experiencing a "Heat Wave", and I'm LOVING IT!!!!
But...I digress. I guess. I'll press...on. (That rhymed.. Sweet...)
HORTON HEARS A WHO
I read this book as a child--well, my dad read it to me and I read it after that--and I fell in love with Dr. Suess. This story, along with Horton Hatches the Egg, were what got me into the Suess world. This film does a great job of telling the story without going too silly, but, hey, it's a family flick. They have to go for the silly humor sometimes, right? The voice cast, which includes such heavy hitters as Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, and Seth Rogan, couldn't be more perfect. This film, if you wanna start comparing things, is more like THE GRINCH than the horid disaster that was THE CAT IN THE HAT. Let's just all forget that ever happened...
A film I would shy away from this weekend is NEVER BACK DOWN. A cookie cutter plot and soap opera style acting gives this film a bad aftertaste. I'm just not into this kind of flick, but it's not just because it's the same plot different story. I'm just not into the "pretty boy is angry and must get out his rage in secret ways" kinda plot. Somewhat like DISTURBIA, where we were supposed to believe that Shia Lebouf was a "bad boy". He played the part well, but the script gave his character confusion. NEVER BACK DOWN does much of the same, only it never really redeams itself.
BUT!!! (lol i said...nevermind...)
There is hope on the horizon! I AM LEGEND is finally coming to DVD on Tuesday the 18th. I will be first in line to pick this up. And I hear tell that Best Buy and other retailers are offering Independence Day and I, Robot special edition DVD's at a lower price during the week of I AM LEGEND's release...keep your eyes peeled...
Until next time--
JDSIII